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Der, die or das Nerv?

der Nerv

Gender
masculine
English
nerve
Plural
die Nerven

Why is it der Nerv?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Nerv. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Nerv.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Nerv in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Nerv: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Nerv is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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